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A new era of computing is upon us, one where advances in machine learning and artificial intelligence are creating an explosion of interest in understanding and creating natural language processing and conversational interfaces. Platforms such as Amazon and Google are building user experiences leveraging voice assistants such as Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant. Currently, over 30 million consumers have voice assistants in their homes, creating the potential for conversation as the new mode of interaction with technology. Now the new challenge facing developers is how to build a user experience that’s modeled after a natural human conversation.

Perfecting the Voice Experience

The top platforms are in a race to perfect the voice experience. Amazon has offered a means for Alexa developers to monetize their skills on its app store. New skills, use cases, and functionality are added to platforms at an exuberant pace. For those who are interested in how to create the perfect voice experience, or just for those who want to understand what the evolution of voice means to the future of computing, there are 5 books that any voice enthusiast should read. These books outline the basic mechanics of conversation, introduce core principles to design by, and present readers with practical UI toolkits to start creating conversational experiences that engage, delight, and truly help users.

VoiceXP can Help Your Business Embark on the Voice Experience™ Technology Journey

VoiceXP is dedicated to helping businesses not just leverage the possibilities of voice, but become market leaders in their respective industry. VoiceXP creates custom Voice Experiences™ for the best brands in the world, learn how.

VoiceXP Founder and Chief Innovation Officer, Bob Stolzberg, visited Jeff Bernthal at the Fox2 News station Saturday to discuss the voice technology disruption. The future is in voice technology, a phenomena that has caught many by surprise in how quickly it has been adopted by millions. Consumers are rushing to purchase Amazon Dots, Echo Shows, Google Assistants, and other voice platforms to add to their homes and businesses. Voice assistants were the number one back to school purchase this year.

Bob goes on to talk about how the VoiceXP team works with businesses of all sizes to build custom and dynamic software to create the complete Enterprise Voice Experience™ for the best brands in the world. Watch the episode to learn about the VoiceXP exclusive Black Friday and Cyber Monday campaigns, and how it is evolving the holiday marketing and shopping experience for businesses and consumers alike.

Want to Learn How VoiceXP Can Accelerate Your Business Into the Voice Technology Space?

The uses for conversational user interface (UI) experiences are rapidly increasing. Thus creating a surge in demand for voice-forward products and services. As a result, Amazon extended Alexa to third-party device makers via the Alexa Voice Service (AVS). Alexa Voice Service provides the programming interfaces to easily add cloud-based intelligence and hands-free voice control to connected products. The AVS Device SDK further simplifies the experience of voice-enabling your product. By leveraging the SDK, developers can quickly create device software and get to market faster with Alexa-enabled products.

What is in the SDK?

The AVS Device SDK provides C++-based libraries which enable devices to process audio inputs and triggers, establish persistent connections with AVS, and handle all Alexa interactions. The SDK also includes the capability agents which leverage the AVS API to handle core Alexa functionality, including speech recognition and synthesis, and other capabilities such as streaming media, timers and alarms, notifications, weather reports, and thousands of custom skills.

Created for Commercial Device Makers

The Amazon Developer team has been working with more than 50 commercial device makers during their invite-only developer preview. The response to the SDK has been positive, as users state that it has allowed them to quickly integrate their product or software with Alexa, and drastically cutting down on development time. The SDK is now generally available to all developers and Alexa enthusiasts, with tutorials, documentation, and a sample app to get started.

You can get started by visiting the Amazon Developers site and checking out their Getting Started With the AVS Device SDK tutorial to learn about the SDK and the basics of getting it up and running. Get the AVS Device SDK from GitHub to build your prototype using the sample app for Raspberry Pi and set up your development environment. Visit the Amazon AVS Device SDK page on the developer portal to learn more about how you can Alexa-enabled products faster using the SDK.

For most people Labor Day signifies the end of Summer, the last day the pools are open, and family BBQs.

For the team at VoiceXP, it means the countdown to Black Friday begins!

Our team of Alexa Champions and developers have created the ultimate cutting edge Voice Experience™ Marketing Skills for Black Friday. Imagine custom marketing materials for enterprise businesses, specifically geared to target audiences for the largest shopping day of the year. The future of marketing isn’t in a newspaper ad, it is via technology, and voice-first technology is taking over. Our marketing team will work side-by-side with your marketing team in order to craft the right messaging for your business’s custom Black Friday campaign.

Learn how VUI (Voice User Interfaces) are changing how we interact with companies, brands, and our surroundings using the latest technology. Contact us to schedule a Demo or to learn how with VoiceXP, your business can become a market leader in your category.

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